Play Date Cafe Colour Challenge

I used the PDCC colour challenge to create this Asian inspired all-occasion card. I love this colour combination!  I would send this card for a birthday or a thank you card for a dear friend. :)

My favourite Asian Cards

Hiya everyone! It's so nice to see some new faces on the blog! I have some of my favourite Asian Cards to share today. I made a new one for the OSA layout challenge, but will post that once I do the last finishing touches.

For these cards, I created the background using acyrlic paints, then stamped over the paper once dry and finished with embossing powder to give it a little more texture. The first card with the red cheongsam dress is fussy cut from a pattern that I got from an OSA member years ago.

Enjoy!

Adoption Cards

I haven't been able to craft for a while now, so I thought I would share some of my favourite adoption cards that I have made in the past.

Photoshop sentiment

Hello! Today's card was made with the Far East DCWV cardstock, embossed with the cuttlebug swirl and stamped with a Local King Rubber Stamp clear stamp. I had some paper left over from when I painted the background with red acrylic paints to give the paper more texture. I stamped the bird onto this paper to give the card more interest. I used a Recollections black metal brad for the bird's eye. Finally, I used Photoshop to insert a sentiment on the bottom of the card. Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Play DateCafe Creativity Challenge #13 - using colors
Practical Scrappers - using patterned paper

happy day - mojo card week 122

First of all, thanks so very much for the very kind comments left for the cards I have made. They really make my day and I enjoy reading each comment. They are the highlight of my day to know that other crafters are looking at my cards and enjoying the creative effort put forth to make the card that I am showcasing.

I made this card with the goal to incorporate a sticker (I have a ton of stickers I haven't used!) and to try to follow the sketch so as to stretch my card making abilities.

I made this card with the sketch from Mojo Mondays Challenge for week 122 as the jumping point. I used a variety of supplies that I had on hand and tried to incorporate as many elements as I could to make a card that was making me create something that was different from my usual designs.

Sticker - Creative Imaginations by MarahJohnson
punches - Marvy Uchida - circle, scallop and corner punches
sentiment - Hero Arts
embossing - Cuttlebug swiss dots
ribbon - unknown source as it was in my grab bag of leftover ribbon
patterned paper - Far East stack by DCWV - lovely cardstock that is my absolute fave!

What do you think? Please leave a comment if you have the time!

Card Challenges

I love the colours chosen for this next challenge! Blues are a favourite, I love the cool, calm effect it brings to any project. I tried a watercolour effect for the background, stamped the koi with a darker blue ink, added a touch of green for the seaweed floating in the background, and stamped with an asian stamp in traditional red ink for the finishing touch.

This was stamped for the Playdate Cafe Challenge PDCC12. And, I also used this card for the Stamp Something "Blue and White" Challenge and the Just a little Something challenge with watercolours.

Hope you like it!

another dragon card

I love playing with fibers, ribbons, embellishments of all sorts! Here is a card I made with some soft yarn and a metal coin for accent.

2nd card challenge - CPS Year in Review

Now for my second online card challenge! Here is a card I made with the sketch 96 as a starting point. I used HA shadow inks with direct to paper stamping to create a subtle background. Then I combined images of dragonflies, a dragon and a Thank You sentiment to create the card.

Colour Challenge

I'm so excited! One of the reasons I started this blog was to be able to participate in card challenges. So, I made this card for the Play Date Cafe's creativity Challenge using the colors of gold, silver, black and white. I used silver as the main colour, embossed with my Cuttlebug, stamped a Panda image, and finished with a gold bow. I love it! It's sooo cute!

New Cards

Here are two more cards that I made this past week.

Some Asian inspired Cards

These are some of the cards I have made in the past. I have a large collection of Asian stamps and love creating these images. I'm always collecting new stamps and trying to learn new techniques.